Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-30
.,rssTAN CENSORSHIP.
to Literary Aspirations In
~ .i.,-Thc Oficlal Censor

ca Literary Aspirations In
.i,-Thc Oficlal Censor.
4 prssia not only the newspapers
H. ~ periodicals., but all books,
.bateyer subject and wherever
'' INST pass under the eye Of an
4 ~ .ansor. For the latter purpose
4 ;sI censure bureau exists. Books
] Le5 in foreign languages-of
~ Nicholas reign more than
4 M =, we're imported annually, most
4 r.orch and COMMUNICATIVE the
,;tiraI examination. If nothing
nj objectionable to the censor
a nt Is allowed to be sold and to
late in the public libraries.
G lote wears the importation OF
an hooks has greatly diminished.
7i.nosition to foster nome talent
,bd renown Of such authors as
-onnef Pushkin, Gozol, Lerman-
5nd others, have contributed
4 Ivto this result.
a t,rtba nrecise rules by which the
are GUIDED in determining
/. dangerous and what is not,
matter difficult to ascertain.
Darwin, Haeckel, Spencer,
EIsire were either prohibited en-
~ admitted in ridiculously ex-
ted editions, while Karl Marks
tar was pronounced harmless
Il Omitted.
4 hi presented to members of the
family. ministers, and foreign
d .sadors are not subject to the
a mnation of the censor, but must,
u tbcless. pass through his bureau.
n . foreign journals circulating in
N some three hundred are adj
Il two hundred of which are non
cal. The journals subject to
ne are carefully looked over, and
I'd n an Objectionable article, para.
or sentence is discovered,
q ar censuri' printer's ink is
bed upon it, completely obliter-
every word from the reader Pc
Il aIs Of an Russian tendency
robibited altogether. The books
ad are much read however.
the Maine restaurateur, most
sellers i'm Russia have n hidden
mpnt Of forbidden wares, which,
.known and trusted persons,
#wiUsell. These books have been
10 the bookseller by the notable
n, above mentioned, or purchas-
nm the cenSors after contiScation,
would seem to be a good thing
ccusors, II often happens as
XZoas Mana, that although re-
u admittauce in the form of a
y 10 reaches the Russian novel
as q translation in the shape of
~ papertcuilleton.
number Of languages spoken in
~ a are too numerous to attempt to
IA ON. OF course, the government
~ fay0rite tongues. The Great
= an is the official language, and is
Hnguagc the ear would be glad to
q pokea throughout his vast do
Consequently there is an eter-
"a arfare wagnd against the Ger
" Polish, and Little Russian ruth
ID languages. The schools are the
Ements employed especially for
. object, and, indirectly, the cen
~ p officials.
the hard Finnish and Lettish
pagcs are more favored than these
ouiouS and softer tongues of
western Russia, the object be-
claimed by the Germans in
as Russia to keep back the
SD and German languages, these
higher and more dangerous to
nee ot the country. But the i'll
OF the government in attempt
+ IN measure suppress the study
Polish language shows with
icuacity these patriots cling to
a mother tongue. No Polish pub
ouls permitted to circulate out
o., the Western province, the
Of st. Petersburg, numbering
han $4,000, not being allowed to
q Polish newspaper. In Poland
q l>or Is much more tyrannical
Do Russia proper, which doubt
oso0nts for the remarkable in.
% the publication of newspa-
nd books iu the Polish language.
a I>aw alone there are ninety
journals in hourishing condi-
", all in Polish), but mostly
ohhcaL The political journals
rgodicaIs are published in Posen
'A'ia and are rarely admitted
Poland.
outstanding these restrictions,
es are far more advanced than
..'e Russians. This branch of
"''. numbering 5000, 600 souls,
outageously treated. With
determination to exterminate
0-Hgo, the government only
,"e aImanacs and prayer
" DE printed in Little Russian.
l".H'r wishes to sec his book in
language, he must travel to
d 90 W nave it printed there.
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